Temporal variations in U-series Disequilibria in an active Caldera, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-529

  Cunningham, H S ^a   Turner, S P ^a   Dosseto, A ^a   Patia, H ^b   Eggins, S M ^c   Arculus, R J ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Rabaul Volcano Observatory   (Papua New Guinea)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caldera; Magma storage; Rabaul; U series isotopes

Indexed keywords

CALDERA; DISEQUILIBRIUM; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; HOMOGENEITY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMA CHAMBER; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URANIUM; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; MELANESIA; NEW BRITAIN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RABAUL CALDERA;

EID: 65249129069     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: 14602415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egp009     Document Type: Article

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